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S TO C K T R A D I NG
The Washington Post Company Class B common stock is traded on the
New York Stock Exchange under the symbol WPO. Class A common
stock is not traded publicly.
STO C K TRA N S FER AGEN T A N D RE G I S TRA R
General shareholder correspondence:
Computershare Investor Services
P.O. Box 43078
Providence, RI 02940-3078
Transfers by overnight courier:
Computershare Investor Services
250 Royall Street
Canton, MA 02021
Transfers by certified mail:
Computershare Investor Services
250 Royall Street
Canton, MA 02021
SH A R E HO L D E R IN Q U I RI E S
Communications concerning transfer requirements, lost certificates,
dividends and changes of address should be directed to Computer-
share Investor Services.
Tel: (800) 446-2617
(781) 575-2723
TDD: (800) 952-9245
Fax: (781) 575-3605
www.computershare.com
Email: shareholder@computershare.com
FO R M 10-K
The company’s Form 10-K annual report to the Securities and
Exchange Commission is part of this annual report to shareholders.
All of the company’s SEC filings are accessible from the company’s
website, www.washpostco.com.
AN N U A L M E ET I N G
The annual meeting of stockholders will be held on May 8, 2008,
at 8 a.m., at The Washington Post Company, 1150 15th Street,
NW, Washington, DC.
CO M M ON STO C K PRI C E S A ND D I V IDE N D S
High and low sales prices during the past two years were:
2007 2006
Quarter High Low High Low
January–March $796 $727 $805 $717
April– June $779 $731 $815 $737
July–September $885 $753 $780 $690
October–December $880 $727 $766 $713
Class A and Class B common stock participate equally as to dividends.
Quarterly dividends were paid at the rate of $1.95 per share in 2006 and
$2.05 per share in 2007. At January 31, 2008, there were 29 Class A and
848 Class B registered shareholders.
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Donald E. Graham (3, 4)
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
Lee C. Bollinger (2)
President, Columbia University
Warren E. Buffett (3, 4)
Chairman of the Board, Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
Christopher C. Davis (1)
Chairman, Davis Selected Advisers, LP
Barry Diller (2,3)
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer,
IAC/InterActiveCorp
Chairman, Expedia, Inc.
John L. Dotson Jr. (1,2)
Former President and Publisher,
Akron Beacon Journal
Melinda French Gates
Co-Founder, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Thomas S. Gayner (1)
Executive Vice President and Chief
Investment Officer, Markel Corporation
Anne M. Mulcahy
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer,
Xerox Corporation
Ronald L. Olson (2)
Attorney, Member of Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP
Richard D. Simmons (1, 3)
Former President and Chief Operating Officer,
The Washington Post Company
Committees of the Board of Directors
(1) Audit Committee
(2) Compensation Committee
(3) Finance Committee
(4) Executive Committee
BOA R D O F D IR EC TO R S
OT HE R C O M PAN Y OF F I C ER S
Patrick Butler
Vice President
Veronica Dillon
Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
Boisfeuillet Jones, Jr.
Vice Chairman
Ann L. McDaniel
Vice President
Christopher Ma
Vice President
John B. Morse, Jr.
Vice President–Finance, Chief Financial Officer
Gerald M. Rosberg
Vice President–Planning and Development
Daniel J. Lynch
Treasurer
Wallace R. Cooney
Controller
Jocelyn E. Henderson
Assistant Controller
Nicole M. Maddrey
Assistant Secretary and Associate General Counsel
Pinkie Dent Mayfield
Assistant Treasurer
Aloma L. Myers
Assistant Treasurer
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